Chronicle of a great flood foretold

The latest WikiLeaks releases may prove to be an embarrassment to the UPA Government, say sources in North Block.

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Ravi Shankar

December 3, 2010

ISSUE DATE: December 13, 2010

UPDATED: December 10, 2010 16:23 IST

The latest WikiLeaks releases may prove to be an embarrassment to the UPA Government, say sources in North Block. Over 3,038 classified cables sent to Washington by the US Embassy in New Delhi include 194 secret files, 1,445 confidential files and 1,399 unclassified files. A high-level bureaucratic meeting headed by Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister TKA Nair took place on November 29 to assess the fallout. The Cabinet Committee on Security will also hold meetings on this issue. The heads of six Indian missions have been asked to send their briefs to the foreign ministry on the leaks.

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